Corn-planter.



, L. D. BENNER.

CORN PLANTER. APPLICATION FILED APR. 1a, 1907.

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I PATBNTBD JULY 14, 1908.

L. D. BENNER.

CORN PLANTER. APPLICATION FILED APR.13, 1907.

PATENTED JULY 14, 1908.

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No. 893,426. y PATENTED JULY 14, 190s.

L. D. BENNBR. CORN PLANTER.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 13, 190'?.

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PATBNTED JULY 14, 1908. L. D. BENNER. CORN PLANTER. APPLIUATION FILED APR.13, 1907.

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UNITED 'STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LORENZO D. BFNNER, OF FEORIA, ILLINOIS.

coRN-PLANTER.

Application filed April 13, 1907.

Specicaton of Letters Patent.

Patented July 14, 1908.

serrano. 368,065.

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, LORENZO D. BENNER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Peoria, in the county of Peoria and tate of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Corn-Planters; and do hereby declare that the following is a fu l, clear, and eXact description of the invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention has reference to improvements in seeding machines and relates more particularly to that type of machine known as corn planters.

The invention relates more particularly to the seed rings or seed plates and also to the valves operating in the conductor-tubes or shanks Jfor controlling the discharge of the grain from the seed rings or plates, on to the ground.

One of the objects of the present invention is a seed plate consistingl of an annular ring formed with an annular flange and ashelf or ridge portion; said sh lf or ridge portion at intervals provided with cut-out portions serving as seed cells when said plate is comi bined with component arts of a seed-boX, the end walls of said cls being formed by depending portions of the ledge of said ring.

A further object of the invention is the beveling of the opposite end Walls of the openings and the ledge of said ring and also beveling in a suitable manner the inner wal of the flange thereof, to provide against the wedging of kernels of corn when droppe into the cells of the said ring or plate and to provide for their easy discharge when engaged by a knocker.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a seed plate composed of an annular ring provided with an annular flange and an annular ledge; said ledge provided with a series of openings, the said ring adapti ed to have a detachable connection with a dome shaped cap plate, the outer wall of which serves as the inner wall of the seed cells of said ring; the end walls of the cells of said ring having dissimilar beveled portions and the inner faces of said flange at pointscorresponding with said cells being suitably beveled to facilitate in receiving and discharging only one kernel of corn in each cell at a time.

The invention has for its further object a seed plate composed of an annular ring pro- 4to which the same 1s vided with seed cells having open inside face and partially open outside faces; a center ca plate to which the seed plate has a detachable connection, the construction an arrangement ofthe cells of the said seed late are such as to adapt the said seed plate to receive kernels of corn of different sizes and of different grades, according as there are varieties, which facilitates in the use of only one set of plates for the different styles and character of corn planted by the machine carrying said plate.

That the invention may be more fully understood reference is had to the accompany'- ing drawings, in which d Figure 1 is a vertical cross section through a seed boX. and the seeding devices therein and also the seed conductor tube or planter shank; the furrow-opener being only partially shown 3 Fig. 2 is an enlarged plan view of my improved seed plate and thecap plate detachably secure Fig. 3 is a cross section through the cap plate and ring shown in Fig. 2, as the same wou appear on the line X-X of Fig. 5; Fig. 4 is a detail elevation looking in at the inner face of a portion of the seed plate, being that portion of the plate which is provided with the see opening; Fig. 5 is a bottom plan view of the ring and cap plate shown in Fig. 2, with a p ortion of the cap plate broken away, Fig.v 6 is an enlarged plan view of a portion of the base ring of the hopper and showing the arrangement of the knocker and cut-off and the covtherefor, Fig. 7 is an enlarged sectional detail of the base ring of the hopper and showing how the knocker or the cut-o may be adjusted and 4ig. 8 is an enlarged vertical longitudinal section through the base ring of the hopper and showing the relative positions of the cut-oif and lnocker and the covering therefor, as the saine would appear if taken -on the line y-y of Fig. 6.

Like numerals of reference indicate correspending parts throughout the figures.

l denotes a seed hopper, best seen in Fig. l, which may the saine adapted to be supported by a base ring 2, said ring having the oppositely disposed slotted ears 3 and the body portion of the said ring is inclined inwardly as at 4;, and the lower vertical portion 5 of said ring is provided with overhanging shelf portions 6 The base ring 2 of the hopper through the vertical portion 5 thereof 1s adapted to be l supported on an annular ring 7, the said ring 7 being provided with an off set 8 on which the base ring is seated and the vertica tion of said base ring is properly held in on the annular ring by means of a flange 9, as he annular ring 7 is further provided with a supplemental and deshown in Fig. 1.

the drawings.

The boX 12 whenin workin the planter frame is adapted upon the upper end of a seed cond or planter shank indicated as ductor tube as well as the pa l porplace X being n in Fig. th a cenopening 14 ath thebseed 6, somewhat in the manner seen in Fig. 1 of to drop down and through the channel way way 22 serving to check the downward movement of seed or kernels of corn deposited in that portion of said shank, imparting an intermittent movement thereto and retarding its egress from said tube or shank.

The side walls at the upper ends of the assembled; also, to provide for the easy detachment of the Shanks or tubes from the rame and seed boX without disturbing the g position on planter shankkthe walls of the slots 30 in the be secured uctor tube described are adapted to be arranged in pairs rock-shaft, which is a well known construcand suitably spaced apart upon what will be tion, although not shown and said rotating constructed substantially in th in Fig. 1, wherein two channe 23 are provided in the length o or shank, divided which is indicated as 24, the lower endof said and at its u per end there is pivotally carried at 26 a 'iip valve 27, the upper end when swung in the two positions shown in Fig. 1 engages the rear wall of said tube or shank t e channel way 22 in the tube or shank.

frame coni portions shank or ed. The is preferably The partition 24 stops short of the upper end of said tube or shankv and rock shafts may have suitable bearings in the runner frame.

in an opening in the bottom of the box 12, although such opening has not been shown,

and said beveled gear 33 is adapted to be in bevel gear 34, revolubly carried on the stud 13 of the boX 12,' said gear 34 is retained in operative position on said stud by means of a bolt 35, passing up through the stud and a washer 36 and held in place by means of a nut 37, as shown. To prevent accidental displacement of the bolt 35 and to guard against the same becoming loosened through the operation of the device, a spring pin 38 which is secured at one end to a lug on the engaging the head of the bolt as shown in Fig. 1.

On the rock shaft 31 is carried a crank arm 39 to the outer end of which is pivotally con- The fiip valve 27 is employed for directing through the forward and return movement the seed or kernels of corn into either one of of the rock shaft to be projected downwardly of such assembling. In this form of coni he e011- struction it is preferable to arrange the rotatrts previously ing shaft in the form of a sleeve upon the have eeen drop parts which. have been just described, it will be seen that the depressing movement of the valve 40 will discharge the seed or kernels of corn on the shelf 25 into the ground siinultaneously with the discharge of the seedor kernels of corn from the valve 43 into the lower portion of said tube or shank. ln this way, there is lways a hill of corn at the lower end of said shank or tube when the valve 40 is depressed, said valves while operating alternately to discharge seed or kernels of corn from the shank or tube and to the lower end thereof, also operates simultaneously by in the shank or tube 20 and returned; the t upper or closed position of said valve 40 being in that position which is shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings. The valve 41 portion proper of the valve 40 is at the lower end thereof and has movement on the shelf portion 25 of said tube or shank 20. The lower portion of the valve 40 being provided with the cliambered portion 41 which is so positioned that any seed or kernels of corn whie may find their way to the lower end of said shank or tube when the valve is in the position shown in Fig. 1, will drop into the chambered portion of said valve and rest upon the reason of their pivotal connection with each shelf portion 25, which it is believed will be other; the valve 43 operating through the understood. Vhen the rock shaft is operupper slotted portion of the valve 40. The

lower end of the shelf of the valve 43, when said valve is raised, engages with the upper end of the partition 24 as shown in Fig. 1. To provide for placing the upper valve and crank arm into the planter shank or conductor tube, the upper forward wall of the saidshank or tube is cut away as shown.

The-flip valve 27 which has been previously described, is not unlike similar valves which have been usedheretofore in planter shanks or conductor tubes and it is adapted to be adjusted from the outside, although no means has been shown in this application for accomplishing this result.

Constructing the conductor tubes or lanter shanks as l do with the enlarged slotted opening 30 at the upper ends thereof, to adapt the placing of the rock shaft in the said shank, l do away with the bearing for the said rock-shaft in the walls of the said shanks, which has been a common practice heretofore, and provide as a bearing for the Assuming that the seed plate has been rock shaft the hub of the bevel gears 33 operated, and one or more kernels of corn lwhich at one end of the said gears are rel .ed on to the shelf portion of duced to the same diameter as the rock shaft ated to project the valve 40 downwardly, the chambered portion thereof will move to the rear and off of the shelf portion 25, to such an extent, that any seed or kernels of corn which may be in the chanibered portion thereof, will be discharged from the shelf portion 25 on to the ground. The upper end of the valve 40 has an open slotted portion 42 in which is pivotally mounted and has movement a supplemental valve 43 provided with the shelf portion 44 and the slotted neck portion 45. lt is intended thatwhen the valve 40 is closed, being the position seen in Fig. 1, that the valve 43 will be in the position shown in Fig. 1, but that when movement is imparted to the valve 40 for depressing the same, the valve 43 will swing forwardly. This is accomplished through the pivotal connection of the valve 43 with the valve 40 and the slotted neck 45 in which operates a pin 46 which is 'fixedly secured in the shank or tube as shown.

the valve 43, it will be readily seen that when while the other end of the hubs of the said `he rock shaft is operated to depress the valve gears are enlarged to fit over and be secured 40 that the valve 43 will be swung downto the sleeve-shaft which has been referred to reason of the prothrough which the rock-shaft is carried. lt vision of the pin 46, and its connection with is thought that the description will suffice as the slotted neck 45 of the valve 43; this will the construction of this part of the mechandischarge any seed or kernels of corn from ism and that it will not be necessary to show the shelf portion of said valve 43 into the the manner of securing the gears to the channel 22 ef the tube or shank and falling sleeve-shaft. The main object in this conto the lower end of the tube or shank will struction is to obviate a bearing for the rockrest on a solid portion'of the lower end of the shaft in the shanks and to provide for such valve 40, as the cliambered portion thereof bearings in the gear, and the sleeve-shaft to has been projected outwardly and beyond which the same are attached is journaled in the partition 24. But as soon as the valve the frame. I construct the planter in this 40 is returned to the position shown in Fig. way for the purpose of preventing i any 1, the seed or kernels of corn at the lower end l cramping of the rock-shaft in the movement of the shank or tube will find its way into the of the planter over the ground. lt is well clianibered portion 41 of said valve and rest known that at times one side of the planter upon the shelf portion 25. The description may be higher than the other and such irreguabove, it will be understood relates to. the

lar movement of a planter necessarily wil first operation of the valve for depositing wardly and outwardly by crainp the rock-shaft if it has a bearing in seed or kernels of corn into the shank or the Shanks, which to someeXtent destroys tube, and that with the next operation ofthe the efficiency in the operation of parts conizo nected therewith. However, this is entirely obviated by constructing the planter in the manner specified.

he seed-plate or ring which has been rel ferred to is indicated as ring may be of a suitable width and height, and at intervals in the shelf-portion said ring is provided with a series of cut-out portions 50 which serve as seed cells, the end walls thereof extending at dissimilar angles as shown. The end walls of saidvseed-cells 50 are formed by the shelf-portion wh-ich has depending portions 51 and 52 and said depending ortions when the seed plate or ring is in wor ring position, rest u on and rotate on the off-set 10 of the annular ring 7, while the base of the flanged portion rests and rides upon the off-set 8 of said annular ring 7, see The shelf portion of said ring overlying the depending ortions 51 and 52 which serve as the end-wa ls of the seed cells 50, are beveled as shown. at 53 and 54,' the and dropping to a greater depth than tliat or a purpose to be described,

vary more or less, obviating the necessity of one seed ring for the different grades of corn. Employing the seed y surplus grain or kernels except the one that iills the cell, the cut-oli' operating in conjunction with the beveling engaged by the ejector or knocker.

To the ring 47 is detachably connecteda j dome shaped upper portion 59 as shownand beveled walls 60 which extend up from and coincide with the inner face of the rings 47, the lower portion of said cap plate is projecting downwardly therefrom and lhaving the beveled inner portions 65 which are adapted to have a wedging engagement with corresponding slots or cut out portions 66 in the cap plate as shown.

partially open are bounded by the wall of the annular ring 7, in which the 8 is provided, except when the seed cells coincide with th into the shank or conductor tube beneath.

he seed ring when in working position on the annular ring forming a art of the base of the hopper, has its iilange portion arthe overhangin wall portion of the base-ring, substantially as g. 1, the arrangement of the inner annular wall of the base rin(r above the seed ring together with the beve face of the cap plate serves to guide kernels into the cells of said vide the depressed portion 67 in which it is adapted to place portions of an ejector or knocker and cut-oil which work upon the inside of the seed 4ring and in the annular groove formed by the walls of the which the same is connected, for the purpose of cutting off the excess supply of grain which inds its way into the cells of the seed ring and also for ejecting the same v ring overlie the openings 11 and 14 in the s ank or conductor-tube. covering 68 is provided for that portion of the base ring which is provided with the cut out portion 67 and t esame is suitably secured to the ring by means of a bolt 69 or other suitable -cell prior to the seed cells riding beneath the nut, yet it is 893,426 5 securing means and the covering 68 is prothe ange of the seed ring and the body of thel vided with the projecting portion 70 which .i cap plate. As was intimated in the forepart partially overlies the cap plate as well as the j of the specification, with the construction of groove formed by the same and the seed the plates such as l show, l am enabled to ring and beneath the said extended portion l. use different varieties and different grades of the covering is operatively. carried the of corn and in changing from one grade o knocker. The cut-off which has been recorn to the other, particularly where the kerferred to is indicated as 71 being provided j nels of corn will vary in size, 't is an advanwith a stem or spindle 72 which is journaled forward end of tage to be able to adjust the in a bearing formed by the base ring 2 and the cut-off so that it will operate more or less the covering 68 and projecting from said in the cells of the seed plate. 1f the kernels spindle 72 into the cut out portion 67 of the of corn are large the free end of the cut-off base ring is a plate 7 8 having an upwardly will not work so deep in the cells, but if the projected stud or pin`74, which extends up kernels of corn are small, it will be seen that into a dome shaped portion 75 of the base it is an advantage to have the cut-off operate ring 2 in which is arranged a spring 76, further into the seed cells, so as to properly coiled about the stud or pin 7 4, the said cut off any surplus kernels of corn which will spring bearing against the top of the dome find their way to the cells prior to the said referred to and the plate 73 for the purpose l cells passing beneath the knocker. of holding the cut off down in the channel or Having thus fully described my invention, grooves formed by the cap plate and the seed what I claim and desire to secure by Letters ring, as will be understood. The free end of Patent of the United States, is z said cut off coacting with the bevel portions 1. In a device of the character described, a of the seed ring in the manner hereinbefore seed ring having an annular fiange and a stated for the purpose of preventing more shelf portion, the shelf portion having seed than one kernel of corn entering each seed cells cut therein at intervals, the end walls of said seed cells being oppositely beveled.

2. In a device of the character described, a seed ring having an annular flange an a shelf portion, the shelf portion having seed cells cut therein at intervals, the end walls of said seed cells being oppositely beveled, and the inner face of the flange in proximity to said cells being also beveled.

3. 1n a device of the character lseed ring having an annular fiange and shelf portion, the shelf portion having see cells cut therein at intervals, the surface of said shelf portion adjacent to the opposite ends of said seed cells being beveled downwardly and the end walls of said cells being oppositely beveled.

L1. In a device of the character described, a seed ring having an annular flange an a knocker to be described.

The knocker is indicated as 77, and the knocker, barring that portion which operates in the channel or groove formed by the seed ring and the cap plate is in all res ects similar to the cut off, that is, the knoc er is provided with a spindle 78, journaled in a bearing formed by the base ring 2 and the covering 68 and projecting from the spindle portion of the base ring is described, a a

78 into the cut out a plate extension 79 having an upwardly projecting stud or pin 80 which extends up into a dome 81 of the covering 68, and encircling the pin 80 is a spring 8Ou which bears against the top of the dome and also the plate 7 9 for holding the knocker in working position for the purpose of ejecting kernels of corn from the seed cells when the said cells coincide and shelf portion, the shelf portion having seed ride beneath the same. cells cut therein at intervals, the opposite end In Figs. 7 and 8, is shown an adjusting dewalls of said seed cells being beveled outvice which l employ in connection with the wardly and the surface of the shelf portion adjacent to the opposite ends of said seed cells being beveled, one side greater than the other, and the said flange in proximity to said cells being also beveled.

5. ln a device of the character described, a seed ring having an annular flange and a shelf portion, the shelf portion having seed cells cut therein at intervals, the inner face of said flange coinciding with said cells being beveled outwardly, the opposite end walls of said seed cells being also cut-off and knocker, although it may erable to only use such adjusting devices with one or the other of such parts. These devices consists of threaded stems 82, which have connection with a threaded portion of the base ring 2 and are -adapted to engage preferably the lower faces of plates 73 and 7 9 of the cut-off and knocker, just beneath the pins or studs 7&1 and 80. While the'threaded stems 82 are shown without the use of a lockunderstood that should it be debe p refsirable to use such an arrangement that it is face of the flange in proximity to one of the contemplated in the within structure. end walls of said cells being beveled.

The object of the threaded stems 82 is to 6. ln a device of the character described, a

having an annular fiange and a the shelf portion having seed at intervals, a dome shape seed ring shelf portion, cells cut therein regulate and to adjust the position of that portion of the cut-off and knocker which overlies and works in beveled, and the cap plate and ing the same to the seed ring, the end walls of t e said seed cells of the face proximity to the seed cells of also beveled'.

7. In a device of the characterdescribed, a seed ring having an annular Harige and a shelf portion, the shelf portion having seed cells cut therein at intervals, a dome shaped cap plate, wedging lugs on the seed ring havof the flange in the ring being plate for detachably connecting the cap plate and seed ring, the end walls of the seed cells of said ring having dissimilar beveled portions, and the lower inner face of the flange of the ring coinciding with the cells, being beveled outwardly, and the inner face of said flange having additional imity to said seed cells.

8. n a corn planter, the combination of a seed plate, a cut-off cooperating therewith, and means for adjusting the position of the free end of said cut-olf.

9. In a corn planter, the combination of a seed plate comprising a ring and a cap plate cooperating with said seed cells, and means for adjusting the free end of said cut olf with respect to the depth of said cells.

, the combination plate, and means for adjusting that portion oflaid cut-off which cooperates with the seed ce s.

12. In a corn planter, the combination with the base ring of a hopper, a seed plate rotating within said ring, a cut-off pivotally mounted in said base ring and having a portion cooperating with the cells of the seed plate, means for yieldingly holding the cutoff in operative engagement with the cells of the seed plate, and means for adjusting the said cut off.

13. In a corn planter, the combination with the' base ring of a hopper a seed plate rotating within said ring, a cut off pivotally mounted in said base ring and having a portion in operative engagement with the cells of the seed plate, a covering plate for securing the cut-off in working' position on the base ring, and means for adjusting said cut-off.

n a corn planter, the combination with the base ring, of a opper, a seed plate rotating within said ring, a cut-off pivotally mounted in said base ring, a knocker also pivotally mounted in said base ring and said mocker and cut off having portions copering through the ating with the s'ed plate, a cap plate for securing the cut-off and knocler in working position in the base ring, justing the position of the cut-ofi".

15 In a corn planter, the combination with the base ring of a hopper, having a within said ring, a cut-olf pivotally mounted in the base ring and having a portion working in the channel thereof and a portion without said ring cooperating with the cells of the seed plate, and means for adjusting tiat portion of the cut-off in the base ring thereby correspondingly adjust that portion without the same.

In a corn planter, the combination with the base ring of a hopper, a seed plate rotating within said ring, a cut-01T pivotally mounted in the base ring and having an arm overlying a portion of the ring and also an arm without the ring coperating with the cells of the seed plate, a covering' plate for securing the cut-off in working position on the base ring, a spring operating between the arm of the cut-off overlying a portion of the ring and said covering plate, and a bolt operating through the base ring for adjusting the said cut-off.

17. In a corn planter, the combination of a. conductor tube having two separate seed channels one of which has a valve seat at its lower end, a valve pivotally mounted at the upper end of one of said channels and having a receiving portion operating on the seat at the lower end thereof, a flip-valve controlling an inlet between the two channels, and a valve pivotally connected with and operatupper end of said first mentioned valve and adapted to receive seed dis` charged into said conductor tube which passes from one channel to the other.

18. In a corn planter, the combination'of uctor tube having two elongated seed channels divided by a partition extending part way through said tube, a shaft operatively carried through the upper end of tube,

lower end, connections between the upper end of saidA valve and said shaft, and a valve pivotally connected and operating through the upper end of said first mentioned valve adapted to receive seed discharged into the conductor tube and to release the same into the lower portion of said tube when said first mentioned valve is operated.

n a corn planter, the combination of a conductor tube, a shaft passing through the upper end of said tube, a valve pivotally connected with said shaft and extending the lve pivotally connected at the upper end of said first mentioned valve and having a portion operating and means for adthrough the same, the arrangement of said valve being such that as saidfirst mentioned valve is operated to discharge seed from the receiving portion at the lower end thereof, that the last mentioned lvalve will discharge any seed resting thereon into the lower end of said tube to be received by the receiving portion of the first mentioned valve when the saine is returned.

20. 1n a corn planter, the combination with a conductor tube, of a valve having a slotted upper portion and a lower portion controlling the discharge of seed from said tube, avalve pivotally connected to the upper end of said first mentioned valve and having an extension operating through the slotted portion thereof, said last mentioned valve adapted to control the passage of seed from the upper end of the conductor tube to the lower end thereof.

21. In a corn planter, with a conductor tube, of

the combination a valve having a slotted upper portion and a lower portion controlling the discharge of seed from the lower eiid of said tube, a valve for controlling the passage of seed from the upper end to the lower end of said tube, said valve pivotally connected to said first mentioned valve and provided with a slotted extension operating through the slotted portion thereof, and a pin secured to through the slotted extension of said last mentioned valve for guiding said valve in its movement.

22. 1n a corn planter, the combination of a conductor tube, a shaft passing through the upper end of said tube, acranlr arm connecte with said shaft within said tube, a valve pivotally connected with said crank arm eX- tending the length of said tube and provided with means for regulating the discharge of seed from thelower endofsaid tube, avalve for controlling the passage of seed from the upper to the lower end of said tube, said valve provided with a slotted extension operating through said first mentioned valve, and a pin secured in said tube and extending through said slotted extension, for guiding said valve in its movement.

23. 1n a corn p conductor tube walls, a shaft passing t said walls without bearing against the same, and a valve pivotallyconnected with said shaft for controlling the discharge of seed from the lower end of said tube, the second valve pivoted to the upper end of said first mentioned valve for controlling the passage of seed from the upper to the lower end ol said tube.

24. 1n a corn planter, the combination with the base ring of a hopper, of a seed ring, a cut-off, and means for adjusting the position of the free end of said cut-off.

25. 1n a corn planter,

having upper slotted side the conductor tube passing lanter, the combination of a j portion, and provided with the combination of provided with a a seed ring, a cut-od consisting of a spindle, from one end projects a finger, a plate projecting from the body of said spindle an rovided with a stud at its outer end, means for adjusting said plate and thereby the finger of the spindle, and a spring adapted to encircle the stud of said plate.

26. ln a corn planter, the combination with the base ring of a hopper, of a seed ring a cut-off supported by said base ring, means for adjusting said cut-off, and a covering plate.

27. 1n a device of the character described, a seed ring provided with a plurality of elongated seed cells'open on the inner side of said ring, a detachable center plate for said ring, provided with a pluralityof notches in its periphery, and wedge shaped lugs attached to the seed ring and adapted to have connection with the notches late.

28. 1n a device of the character descri ed, a seed ring having an annular flange and a shelf portion, the shelf portion provided with a. plurality of seed cells and a plurality of lugs projecting upwardly and inwardly from the inner edge of said shelf portion, a center plate for said ring, provided with a series of notches capable of being engaged by the wedge shaped ugs of the ring for conforming a wall for the open portions of cells where they are coinci ent.

29. In a device of the character described, a seed ring having an annular flange and a shelf portion, the shelf portion having seed cells cut therein at intervals, the end walls of said cells being oppositely beveled, and a center covering plate detachably connected with said ring.

30. A seed ring having a shelf portion with said cells cut therein at intervals, an outer flange projecting upwardly from said shelf portion, the said shelf portion upon opposite ends of the lcells provided with depending ortions forming end walls for said cells, an the inner face of sai flange between the en wall of said cells being beveled outwardly.

31. A seed ring consisting of a shelf portion and an outer flange, said shelf portion having cut therein a plurality of seed cells,

hrough the slots in the said cells having open inner faces and cut under said fiange upon the outside of said ring. 32. A seed ring consisting of a shelf portion and an outer flange, said shelf portion rovided with a plurality of seed cells having oppositely beveled end walls, said shelf having open inner faces and cut under said angeupon the outside of said ring.

33. ln a corn planter, the combination of a base ring having an off-.set forming a shelf a seed opening, a seed ring revolubly mounted on saidbase ring, said seed ring having a shelf ortion plurality of seed cel s, said cells cut under the outer portion of said. ring to present an open face, normally closed by the off-set ofthe base ring and exposed When corn length-Wise, and also capable of receiving and holding kernels of corn, both large and small, and the outer portions of said cells underlying and rotected by a portion of the late so that kernels of corn Will not be disp aced by a cut-off When moving thereunder.

35. A seed plate having elongated cells which are cut under the outer portion of said plate, each cell ca able of receiving and holding only a single ernel of field Wise, and also capable of receiving and holding both large and small kernels of corn.

In testimony whereof I affix iny signature, in presence of two Witnesses.

LORENZO D. BENNER.

Witnesses:

CHAs. W. LA PORTE, JEANNETTE M. ANDERsoN.

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